Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-03-05
WORK OF the COMMITTEES.
FISHERIES AND GAME.

HiohEhIES AND ZANE.
The new lobster bill which if passed zoe.
into ehect July LIST, 1885, provides that there
snail De close time on Holsters betwee n
august LIST and September 18th in each wear.
he penalty Tor violation of this close time
Is soo Tor the first otfense and 81 for each
lobster caught, killed, sold, etc. During this
close time all traps, nets, etc., must be re
moved from the water, and any not removed
Will be forfeited, the owner fined S25 and a
further fine of So day while the trans re-.
main In. Section of the DILL provides that
mo person or corporation shall can or pre-
serve any Holsters between July LIST to the
10th OF the following April. Heavy penal
ties are prescribed for dlsobedience.
This, however, would not prevent dealers
from picking a surplus stock Sec
ton makes it unlawful to buy, sell, expose
for sale, ETC., ANY lobster in spawn or with
eggs attached, or any lobster less than ten
and one half inches in length, measured from
the bone OF the nose to the end of the bone of
the middle ripper of the tail. The possession of
mutilated Holsters is made prima facie evil
dehce that they were not of a required length
All lobster cars, nets and traps must have
the owners name marked on them When
any short HOLSTERS are found in any barrel,
box, etc., In transit the officer may take all
the Holsters, long and short, and cause them
to be forfeited unless the owner shall appear
and pay his fines on the short ones. All
lines may be collected by action of debt one
Aaif going to the complainant or prosecutor,
and the other half to the county
The only changes made in the game law
are relative TO moose and deer No female
moose shall be killed and the open time for
deer as provided by the new bill shall COM
mence September lst and extend to January
LIST. The present law makes Oct. LIST the be-
ginning of the opeh time, which runs three
months. The open time on nearly all game
in the State begins Sept. LIST.
TUBERCULOSIS.
The committee occupied the afternoon and
completed the hearing. DR.. Bailey kept the
stand for several hours. A large number of
letters were read. One from DR.. Kitchener
to Mr. Gilbert was as follows:
New YORK, Feb. 81.
L. A. GILBERT, ESQ
DEAR SIR:-in my opinion your State
acts very wisely in ordering an examination
of descendants of the college nerd. This
should be thorough examination, and in the
event of finding any such descendants affect
! ed with tuberculosis, the State could not pos
sibly do less than purchase and destroy such
animals There is no reason for destroying
the entire herd in which may be found de-
scendants of the college herd that are affect
ed with the trouble, as would be advisable
in case pleuro-pneumonia was the infection ;
but only to destroy those actually and unmis-
takably diseased 1t is only in very few
instances that such action as was taken at
Orono is to be sanctioned and sustained. |
am surprised that any should recommend the
destruction of offspring from the college herd
that are sound and we'll, and always have
been. Such animals should not be destroyed,
but all such should be examined by compe-
tent authorities TO ascertain if, IN fact, they
are sound and well. You well know it won't
do to judge by external appearances, etc.
Mr.. Hull G. Burleigh, Mr., Cornell, Pres.
Fernald and Prof. Balentne testified briefly.
An attempt was made to drag in some per-
sonal matters between Mr.. Burlelgh and Mr..
Gilbert, but they were ruled out by the CON-
mittee.
EDUCATION.
Voted ought to pass, an action to amend
sections s and of chapter III of the revised
statutes and to provide tor supply of school
books at reduced prices for the reason that a
similar bill is now before the legislature.
The committee will report bill amending
sec 81 of chap. l of the Revised Statutes so
that the study of ancient and modern Ian
guages shall be carried on in the tree high
schools but at the discretion Of the superin-
tending school committee. Heretofore the
study of these languages has been prohibited
in the free high schools. The committee
will make their final report.
RAILROADS.
Representative Noble came before the
committee in the interest OF his act to regu-
late railroad commerce in the State, the pro-
visions of which are similar to those of the
inter state commerce bill recently passed by
Congress Representative Lbbey of Burn
ham came before the committee and favored
the bill also Representatives Head Of Wat
erville, Purington of Bowdoin and Mr..
Brown of Skowhegan. Mr.. Noble conduct
ed the case for the bill. Orvile ID Baker,
ESQ. and J. II. Drummond, Esq, appeared
for the railroads.
The Portland Union depot matter was up
again. Josiah ii. Drummond opened the
hearing for this depot company and A. A.
Strout. Esq, for the Grand Trunk. The
Megantic railroad matter will be reported on
next week. Also relative to the proposed
railroads to connect with the International
BANKS AND BANKING.
The committee will report bill authoriz-
ing savings banks to invest in bonds of water
companies in towns of $500 inhabitants or
over. Under the present law the minimum
limit is $500 population. Banks will be al
lowed to invest IN Kansas and Nebraska Sc
curities with the same limitations as in other
western States.
Mt VERNON